The two were arguing about a cellphone after a shopping trip, court papers say. Dixon allegedly grabbed a half-gallon of ice cream they'd just bought and hit Anisimowicz with it, causing her to lose balance and fall to the ground in the store's parking lot.

Court papers say Dixon shoved, struck and pulled Anisimowicz's hair. Anisimowicz was bleeding from the nose and face from the assault, police say.

Dixon was arraigned before on-duty District Judge Robert Hawke in Lehigh Township on charges of simple assault and harassment. He was sent to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $8,000 bail.

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